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Alstom: unions worried about non-compliance with European framework agreement on the anticipation of change
Restructuring. On March 22nd, the French group Alstom presented a restructuring program for its transport unit, providing for 1,380 job cuts in Germany, Spain and Italy. “This program is...
24 March 2011
Italy: right wing union Confederation, UGL, is celebrating its 60th birthday
“The UGL is moving with devotion and humility through small and large negotiations, never feeling inferior, with a high growth – 14.7% – in 2010.” It is by pointing to this “extraordinary result...
24 March 2011
Portugal: “temporary” agreement between the social partners on the program for the improvement of competitiveness and employment
“Heaven-sent agreement.” The social partners were quite reluctant to the idea of signing an agreement with a government ‘on death row.’ The General Confederation of Portuguese Workers (CGTP)...
23 March 2011
Belgium: textile social partners negotiate 2011-2012 collective agreements
Margin. Talks opened on March 14th within equal committee No. 109, which covers the 20,000 people working in clothing. It gathers sectoral representatives from the key unions in Belgium, CSC...
23 March 2011
Denmark: government and opposition agree on 2012-2020 working environment strategy
The agreement on the strategy for the working environment 2020, signed yesterday, march 22nd, between the government, the social-democratic party, the Danish People’s Party and the radical left...
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23 March 2011
Sweden: after tough start for the “Brev 2010” cost cutting program, the management of the Swedish Post commits to review work organization
A program hard to implement. The objective of the “Brev 2010” program is to lower personnel costs in the services of “Posten Meddelande” (message post) via the automation of the sorting system...
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22 March 2011
Italy: two key organizations of senior managers join forces
The national federation of managers of manufacturing firms, Federmanager, and the national federation of managers, executives and professionals in trade, transportation, tourism, services and...
22 March 2011
Portugal: difficult social dialogue on employment and competitiveness without the CGTP
Difficult social dialogue. The CGTP left social talks on the program for employment and competitiveness launched by José Socrates’ socialist administration at the beginning of this year. The...
21 March 2011
Brazil: DGB German union confederation to open office in Sao Paulo
The German DGB will open an office in Brazil in partnership with the Central Workers’ Union (Central Unica dos Trabalhadores, CUT) and the Social Observatory Institute (Instituto Observatorio...
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21 March 2011
Germany: GDL union signs federal framework agreement for rail freight train drivers
Wages in line with the Deutsche Bahn’s. “On March 16th, the GDL adopted with private freight rail companies, without a single strike, the federal framework agreement for train drivers...
21 March 2011
Sweden: agreement only just reached in banking and finance
Long and stormy negotiations with the economic crisis in the background. Opened in October 2010, the talks lasted and led to an extension of the previous agreement which should have expired on...
17 March 2011
Spain: call-center unions call for 8 days of strike
The FeS-UGT and Comfia-CCOO unions blame the employers’ organization for using blackmail by agreeing to sign the new collective agreement only if unions accept a new layoff arrangement. Employers...
17 March 2011
Great Britain: Unite union threatens Ford with strike
In early January 2010, Ford informed Unite that it intended to use the CPI (consumer price index) to calculate its inflation linked increases to its pension scheme payments, rather than the...
17 March 2011
Norsk Hydro: new global framework agreement
The Norwegian energy group, which also operates in aluminum, Norsk Hydro, recently signed a framework agreement “for the development of good working relations” in the company. The Norwegian State...
15 March 2011
Eiffage: agreement renewing the EWC
Since it was created in 1998, the construction and public works company has deliberately been promoting union representation within its EWC and is used to working with the EFBWW, which has a...
15 March 2011
Spain: home stretch for the debate on the collective bargaining reform
The prolongation of collective agreements reaching their deadline. Employers wanted the removal of the automatic prolongation of collective agreements until the signature of the next agreement...
14 March 2011
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
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Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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Germany: Volkswagen cancels almost all collective bargaining agreements signed with IG Metall
The Volkswagen brand announced on 30 September that it is terminating 10 of its 13 internal collective bargaining agreements, effective 31 December 2026. The announcement, which the carmaker...
1 October 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: Employers’ representatives seek to limit the rights of works councils
The Employers' Federation of German Employers' Associations (Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände - BDA) published a report at the end of September in which it proposes a...
8 October 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026